The hottest spots of COVID in the U.S. are all on Native American lands. In the absence of federal help, the Cheyenne River Sioux in South Dakota put up checkpoints in defiance of the Governor’s orders. So far, they’re working.
Click above to listen to part 5 of Race and COVID, featuring Harold Frazier, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, South Dakota. The Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation COVID checkpoint on Highway 212 is featured in an article on Indianz.com.
Race and COVID:
Part 1: Marcella Nunez Smith / Racial Disparity
Part 2: Utibe Essien / Racial Data
Part 3: Nina Jablonski / Skin Color
Part 4: Robert Sapolsky / Us vs. Them
Part 5: Harold Frazier / COVID checkpoint
